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• Amos Snead started on Monday as executive vice president at the communications agency Adfero. He previously was a partner at S-3 Public Affairs.“I’m excited to join a strategic communications agency...
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HEALTH CARE. Marshall & Popp, the government affairs and consulting firm, signed biotechnology company Genentech, Inc., to work on health care policy issues as they relate to the biopharmaceutical...
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• The National Electrical Contractors Association named T. David Long its CEO, effective on April 1. He is currently the president of Miller Electric in Jacksonville, Fla.• Bill Ghent is joining the...
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• Sara DePaul is the new senior director for technology enforcement at the Software & Information Industry Association. She most recently worked for the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of...
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BEER. Silver Eagle Distributors, a distributor for Anheuser-Busch and independent beers, recently hired Federal Advocates to work on federal legislation and regulatory issues related to the U.S....
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• Tessa Gould is joining Forbes Tate Partners. She previously was chief of staff to former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) for more than six years and served as her campaign manager in 2012.• Miller &...
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• Tessa Gould is joining Forbes Tate Partners. She previously was chief of staff to former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) for more than six years and served as her campaign manager in 2012.• Miller &...
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MEDIA. Fox Corporation recently hired multiple shops to lobby on a host of issues, including the expiration of the Satellite TV Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization, retransmission consent,...
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The Alternative Investment Management Association recently announced the opening of its Washington, D.C., office. The association’s deputy CEO, Jiri Krol, has relocated to D.C. to oversee the office...
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ENVIRONMENT. Texas-based environmental protection group Waste Control Specialists recently hired BlueWater Strategies to work on reauthorizing the West Valley demonstration project, according to...
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• J.B. Simko has been promoted to vice president of external affairs at Philip Morris International and will relocate from New York City to head the Washington, D.C., office. Aaron Sherinian, who has...
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HEALTH CARE. Centerstone, a not-for-profit health care organization providing mental health care and addiction treatment, recently hired Guide Consulting Services to work on implementation of the...
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Eric Lausten is a principal at Husch Blackwell Strategies. He previously was legislative director for Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) for two years and then his chief of staff for eight.The Carlyle Group...
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• Andrew Kline took on the newly created role of director of public policy at the National Cannabis Industry Association. Kline previously was president of the National Association of Cannabis...
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Amy Mushahwar is now a partner at Alston & Bird’s Washington, D.C., office as the firm expands its privacy, data security, and emerging technology efforts. She previously was at Davis Wright...
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WATER. The Environmental Defense Action Fund recently hired Capitol Strategies to work on drought-related matters in the Colorado River Basin, including drought contingency planning and fiscal 2020...
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• Miller & Chevalier announced that Abigail Stokes joined as counsel in the firm’s government contracts practice. She spent almost 10 years as a government contracts attorney for the Department of...
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• TECHNOLOGY. Analytics company SAS Institute Inc. recently hired Compass Strategies over issues related to the use of analytical software and for issues related to use of software to improve supply...
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• The National Confectioners Association (NCA) promoted Dan Shorts, an integral member of its lobbying team, to director of government affairs. He was previously senior manager of government affairs....
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• SPORTS. Major League Baseball recently hired Ballard Partners to work on issues related to combating human trafficking, according to disclosures. Brian Ballard, former chairman of Trump Victory, and...
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